. Austin Hall, or, Conversations between a father and his children, on subjects of amusements and instruction . lemy Philadelphus. Judeaunder the Romans. Herod the Cruel. Herod Anti-pas. Herod Agrippa, the last temporal King of theJews. Destruction of Jerusalem. Banishment ofthe Jews under Adrian. Dispersion of the Founda-tions of the Temple by an Earthquake under Julianthe Apostate. - - - - - 120 TENTH CONVERSATION. Monday Evening.—Historical Account of Haroon AlRasheed. Greek Fire. Magnificence of the of Barem, the Blacksmith. - - 127 ELEVENTH CONVERSATION. Tuesday Evening.—Sto
. Austin Hall, or, Conversations between a father and his children, on subjects of amusements and instruction . lemy Philadelphus. Judeaunder the Romans. Herod the Cruel. Herod Anti-pas. Herod Agrippa, the last temporal King of theJews. Destruction of Jerusalem. Banishment ofthe Jews under Adrian. Dispersion of the Founda-tions of the Temple by an Earthquake under Julianthe Apostate. - - - - - 120 TENTH CONVERSATION. Monday Evening.—Historical Account of Haroon AlRasheed. Greek Fire. Magnificence of the of Barem, the Blacksmith. - - 127 ELEVENTH CONVERSATION. Tuesday Evening.—Story concluded. Office of theKhalifs. Account of the Saracens. Of the of the Impostor Mahomet. TV^ELTH CONVERSATION. Wednesday Evening.—Story of Luitprand of Sir John Hawkwood. Sir WilliamJones. - - - - 168 X CONTENTS. THIRTEENTH CONVERSATION. Thursday Evening.—Stories from French the First. Bayard. Henry the 196 FOURTEENTH CONVERSATION. Friday Evening.—Character of Alexander the Great. Death of Ciitus. The Extremes. - - 232 AUSTIN HALL. INTRODUCTION. Austin Hall, a beautiful country-seat in England, ofwhich the above is a correct view, is the residence of Mrs. Austin, and their amiable family. It was thescene of the conversations which we propose to report forthe entertainment of our readers, and through which wehope to make them well acquainted with the family andits visitors, together with the useful, and entertaining sub-jects of their after dinner conversations. AUSTIN HALL. CHAPTER I. * I HOPE we shall not be desired to go to the dining-room after dinner, said Amy Lumley, to her cousinFlorence, as she was changing her dress for the evening. Florence. Yes, I am sure we shall: when there is nocompany, we are always sent for. The little ones do notstay above half an hour, and then Gerald and Edward,and Charlotte and I, stay with papa and mamma till ourbedtime comes too: so very soon! Coffee is brough
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